Socioeconomic influences on perceptions and response to climate changePlease note the survey is currently only open to those who reside in Skelmersdale for more than three months per year.Hello, thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. It should take approximately five minutes to complete. Click the appropriate button below to begin. Alternatively, check below the button for more information.

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About the surveyI am completing coursework for my A level geography course at Winstanley College under the title "To what extent do socioeconomic factors influence the perception of and response to climate change?".The investigation aims to further examine the conclusion reached by Lübke (2020) who suggested that, due to various factors such as perceived or real threats to economic security due to wide-ranging societal and economic reform necessary to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change as well as economic dependence on fossil fuels, there is a correlation between climate change denial and disbelief and economic prosperity of a particular region.To this end, I will be examining differing attitudes towards climate change and the different responses thereto in areas with differing levels of socioeconomic deprivation. I will be collecting primary data from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire, which is in the 20% most deprived areas in England on the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government's Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), although displays a stark disparity between LSOAs within the town. The map below illustrates this contrast:

Will I be able to read the investigation?I will publish the investigation on this site after it has been completed and marked (specifically August 2023).

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Ethical considerationsI have taken into account the ethical questions that this questionnaire raises. I have outlined these below.Income brackets
While I have considered gauging income brackets to be inherently necessary considering the fact that the investigation takes into account socioeconomic factors, I have ensured that the brackets are wide (specifically, there is a £10,000 interval).Optionality of questions and anonymity
I have ensured that all questions are optional and all responses are anonymous. No responses to the questionnaire will be considered independently but instead the response to each question will be considered as a datum in a broader picture. No information that allows me to identify a respondent is given.Necessity of questions
The questionnaire was subject to a trial run before release to ensure that all questions were strictly necessary to the title of the questionnaire.Data protectionMicrosoft Forms and Excel, both used to collate and chart the data, are GDPR compliant. Find out more here.While every effort has been made to ensure that all questions are relevant to the title of the investigation, any questions on the survey that are not used will be deleted. Moreover, the Microsoft Forms will be deleted in August 2023 however your responses will remain on the investigation as data points.Your survey responses are completely anonymous and there is no way for you to be identified based on your responses. Furthermore, questions on the survey have been specifically designed to protect your anonymity.Responses will be viewed and used by me but may also be viewed by my course supervisor and the examiner/exam board (OCR).You may obtain access to your form response at any time by returning to the form using the buttons above and clicking 'download PDF'. Should you wish for your response to be removed from the survey, please download a PDF of your response and email this to [email protected] before 1 December 2022.

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I would be more than happy to answer any further questions at [email protected].